Special Meeting of the School Board: December 2025

This transcript covers a special meeting of the Upper Darby School District (UDSD) Board held on December 2025, focused primarily on interviewing candidates to fill two vacant school board seats. The meeting included candidate presentations, questions about their views on pressing educational issues such as budgeting, teacher shortages, and facilities modernization, as well as their experience and commitment to the role. The board then proceeded to vote, electing Essence Cohen Fields and David Neil to the open positions. The meeting also included routine procedural actions such as adoption of the supplies and finance reports, and administration of the oath of office to the newly elected members. While the discussion touched on budget concerns and resource allocation, no specific procurement contracts, RFPs, or vendor selections were addressed during this meeting.